When Founders no Longer have Upside

07/03/2022 33 min Episodio 156
When Founders no Longer have Upside

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In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about founders with no more upside left. Having new investors is good. Stacking up more funds to expand the company is good. Although it can turn dreadful real quick when as a founder you are left with no more room to grow. You get stuck in one spot, doing the same rigorous task day by day without any promising gains at all. Wouldn’t it be better if you get enough funding and still have more control over the decision making and better incentives?Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources:Startup Therapy Podcast https://www.startups.com/beginJoin our Network of Top Founders Send an email to [email protected] Check in with us on LinkedIn | Wil Schroter | Ryan RutanWhat to Listen For00:00 Intro00:11 The average founder surprisingly only earns a single digit08:28 The two separate roles: the founder and the owner12:24 We keep assuming we’ll get incentives externally20:08 Politics 101 during board meetings25:08 We have to rely on consequence